School Kitchen Assistant – Aurora Summerfields School

Join Aurora Summerfields – Where Every Child Matters

Aurora Summerfields School opened in April 2023 and is already making a meaningful impact. With a capacity of 50 students, we are an independent specialist school supporting children and young people aged 5–19 with Autism spectrum conditions and associated challenges in accessing education.

We're proud to have received Outstanding ratings in Behaviour & Attitudes and Personal Development in our latest Ofsted inspection.

We're currently looking for a Part Time Kitchen Assistant to work along side the Cook and Kitchen Assistant in our school kitchen.

Key Duties:

· Working closely with the School Cook to ensure the prompt and efficient preparation and service of all hot and cold meals

· Maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the school kitchen and associated areas

· Assisting when required with planning menus, ordering and receiving deliveries

· Working effectively and flexibly in a busy environment

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:

· Experience working in a reactive catering environment e.g school/residential/health care setting

· Possess good working knowledge of kitchen equipment and cleaning schedules

· Able to work proactively and in a self-directed/self-sufficient way

· Working knowledge of health and safety legislation, including COSHH regulations, manual handling, food hygiene procedures and requirements in relation to food preparation.

· Good communication skills to liaise effectively with a range of colleagues

· Flexibility to deal with many and varied requests made on a daily basis

· Display and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene.

How to apply?

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Liz in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at Liz.Hudson@theauroragroup.co.uk

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.